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Alexander Hurtig's winning essay "Cracks in Society"

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, January 22, 2016

Alexander Hurtig, a sophomore from Ada High School, was first place winner in the Third Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Essay Contest.

Sophomore Noah Pinkney finished in second place and sophomore Terry Sheridan was third place.The purpose of the essay contest is to challenge students to think about how Dr. King's philosophy can be used to resolve social justice issues in today's society.

Students are encouraged to find renewed relevancy in the spirit of Dr. King, and use this renewal to "ignite the flame" of being called to action. The MLK Celebration Committee, in collaboration with Ada High School, sponsors the annual essay contest.

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The return of Dudley Collins to his favorite couch

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, January 21, 2016

During the recent holiday season, former Ada resident Dudley Collins returned to the favorite couch of his puppy hood for a visit.

Dudley belongs to Jennifer Collins (daughter of Icon photographer Ken Collins). Jennifer is a former Ada resident and a graduate of Ohio Northern University who is completing her Ph.D. in Theater at Ohio State University. 

In his youth, Dudley kept Jennifer company as she studied and wrote papers for her courses at ONU.

He occasionally returns to his favorite couch in Ada.

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Downtown Ada on a winter evening

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, January 18, 2016

Earlier this winter Ken Collins photographed Ada's Main Street (looking south) at night. It's one thing to try night photography. Collins took this photo with his old Pentax 33 mm film camera.

He says: "It took that long for the film to be developed and mailed back to me. Film can be fun, but it's getting to be a bit of a hassle compared with the instant results of digital."

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An Ada winter scene you've never seen

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, January 10, 2016

What's going on here?

That's correct. What's wrong with this picture. (We've asked this question before.)

This Main Street Ada photo - looking south at the Ada Theatre - represents winter...however....

Ken Collins took "both" photos and The Icon merged them into one. The right portion of the photo shows this Ada location on the first day of winter. You might remember it. You could have mowed your lawn that day.

The left portion of this photo shows this same Ada location on Jan. 10, or the first serious snowfall of the winter.

It's as if winter came in like a lamb and suddenly turned into a roaring beast.

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Nuts to you

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, January 5, 2016

Ken Collins took this photo of one of Ada's wildlife residents on New Year's Day. The squirrel is celebrating 2016 by chewing on one of its daily finds.

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Ada Icon 2015 total visits reach nearly 100,000

Posted by Fred Steiner on Saturday, January 2, 2016

Q: How many individuals viewed the Ada Icon in 2015?
A: Would you believe 42,684? That’s the answer, according to Google Analytics.

The analytic program tracks more statistics that we know what to do with. Needless to say, it reveals lots of significant information.

We’d like to share some of our 2015 facts and figures with viewers. For starters, those 42,684 viewers clicked on the Icon almost 100,000 times, or an average of a little over 8,000 total visits each month.

2015 viewer summary

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